Northern Mariana Islands

Visa Northern Mariana Islands

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The Northern Mariana Islands fall under United States federal law. The pages consulted on 2026-09-17 describe a visa waiver program specific to Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, open to business or pleasure travelers for up to 45 days, together with an electronic travel authorization that U.S. Customs and Border Protection verifies. The documents are presented on arrival at the point of entry.

The information on this page helps prepare a case. Only the competent authority decides; always check the official source before filing an application.

Machine-assisted draft, reviewed by a person on 23 September 2026. Only the authority cited is authoritative.

Published on 23 September 2026 · Reviewed by vg_admin on 23 September 2026 · Sources consulted on 17 September 2026

At a glance

Authority: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Where to apply: CBP's official electronic travel authorization application website; documents presented at the point of entry in Guam or the Northern Mariana Islands
Electronic visa: CBP operates an electronic travel authorization specific to Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands; it is not a visa
Portal language: English

Do you need a visa?

Your nationality

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Documented visa types

“Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Program” — for Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands: According to the page, it is for people eligible as business or pleasure visitors, for a maximum of 45 days. It has applied to Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands since November 28, 2009. Official page (new tab)
“G-CNMI Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA)”: According to the CBP page, the service checks that applicants eligible for the program hold an approved electronic travel authorization. The application is filed on CBP's official website. Official page (new tab)

Where and how to apply

According to the page consulted, U.S. Customs and Border Protection checks that travelers eligible for the Guam and Northern Mariana Islands visa waiver program hold an approved electronic travel authorization. VisaGuideline's source register takes as its portal the official application website for that authorization, operated by CBP.

This application website could not be read: the retrieval returned only its title, its content being loaded dynamically. The Department of Homeland Security page also states that eligible travelers present the required documents on arrival at the points of entry of Guam or the Northern Mariana Islands.

Steps of the procedure

Check your eligibility for the program: the page refers to the list of countries and geographic areas set by federal regulation, which that page does not reproduce.
File an electronic travel authorization application on the official website of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Gather the required documents: passport, forms and round-trip ticket.
Report to the point of entry of Guam or the Northern Mariana Islands with these documents.
Leave within the maximum period of 45 days stated by the page consulted.

Documents listed by the authority

Machine-readable passport, compliant with ICAO standards and not expired.
Guam-CNMI visa waiver program information form (CBP Form I-736), completed and signed.
Completed I-94 arrival and departure record.
Non-refundable and non-transferable round-trip ticket providing for departure within 45 days.
Approved electronic travel authorization, whose existence U.S. Customs and Border Protection verifies.

The exact list depends on the visa type and on the situation; only the official page prevails.

Stated fees and processing times

Not stated on the portal consulted: none of the pages read publishes the amount of the electronic travel authorization fee.

Not stated on the portal consulted: no processing time is announced. The only period read is the maximum stay of 45 days opened by the visa waiver program.

After the decision

The admission decision rests with U.S. Customs and Border Protection at the point of entry. The page consulted makes entry conditional on presenting a compliant passport, the required forms and a non-refundable, non-transferable round-trip ticket.

The Department of Homeland Security page states that the program raises the length of stay from 15 to 45 days compared with the previous Guam visa waiver program.

Published procedures

No reviewed and published procedure for Northern Mariana Islands to date. We prefer an empty page to an invented requirement.

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Frequently asked questions

Is a visa required to travel to the Northern Mariana Islands?

It depends on nationality and purpose; the rule reviewed by VisaGuideline is shown with the nationality selector on this page. Always check with the authority.

What length of stay does the visa waiver program open?

According to the portal consulted on 2026-09-17, 45 days at most. The page states that this program raises the period from 15 to 45 days compared with the previous Guam program.

What is the electronic travel authorization?

According to the portal consulted on 2026-09-17, U.S. Customs and Border Protection checks that travelers eligible for the program hold an approved electronic travel authorization, applied for on its official website.

Which documents does the page mention?

A machine-readable passport compliant with ICAO standards, CBP Form I-736 completed and signed, the completed I-94 record and a non-refundable, non-transferable round-trip ticket providing for departure within 45 days.

How much does the authorization cost and how long does it take to be issued?

Not stated on the portal consulted: none of the pages read publishes an amount or a processing time.

Where are the documents presented?

According to the portal consulted on 2026-09-17, at the points of entry of Guam or the Northern Mariana Islands, on arrival.

Official sources

Site officiel de demande d'autorisation électronique de voyage G-CNMI (CBP) (new tab) Authority

Consulted sources

Official pages read to write this guide, with the date they were read. A page may have changed since: check it before taking any step.

Official G-CNMI ETA Application Website, U.S. Customs and Border Protection — seul le titre a été obtenu (new tab) read on 17 September 2026
Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Program | Homeland Security (new tab) read on 17 September 2026
Guam-Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Visa Waiver Program Electronic Travel Authorization (new tab) read on 17 September 2026
G-CNMI VWP Electronic Travel Authorization Transition and Implementation (new tab) read on 17 September 2026

What this guide does not know yet

Points the official source does not specify and which this guide therefore left blank. Ask the competent authority about them before filing an application.

The official electronic travel authorization application website kept by the register loads its content dynamically: only the title page was obtained, and neither the fees nor the application steps could be read.
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection bulletins point to PDF documents whose content was not read: the exact date on which the electronic travel authorization takes effect remains to be confirmed.
The pages consulted do not say which procedure applies to travelers who are not eligible for the visa waiver program.
The pages state neither the validity period of the electronic travel authorization nor its cost.
Eligibility for the program rests on a regulatory list of countries and geographic areas: it falls under the rules by nationality, reviewed separately.

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